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1) Possums
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Will Collier loves his job as a radio announcer for the Nowata Possums. He loves it so much that he continues announcing even after the town decides to cancel the football program. When his imaginary team starts to contend for the real state championship, however, he not only has to deal with the real state champs, but must reckon with the hopes and dreams of the people of Nowata as well.
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Novelist and poet Michel Houellebecq, one of France's most famous and provocative intellectuals, briefly went missing in 2011, causing the French media to speculate wildly about a possible kidnapping. The writer refuses to talk about his mysterious disappearance to this day. In director Guillaume Nicloux's offbeat documentary-style take on the events, The Kidnapping of Michel houellebecq, Houellebecq gives a performance as himself: a disheveled misanthrope...
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Fortified with only a gallon of gin and a salami, Smurch bests even Lindberg with the first non-stop, around the world flight. During the four days he's airborne, this unknown kid becomes a world hero. But, on the ground a young reporter, anxious to tell the world about their new idol, learns Smurch is bad news. An arrogant, illiterate lout with a police record, Smurch's only interests are "parties, broads and dough." But, the reporter is silenced...
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What Do Men Want? bk. 8
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A bit down and bored, Jimmy and Bob decide to go to a party at their buddy Graeme's place, to flirt with some models and celebrities. Graeme a master pickup artist, teaches the guys the secret to picking up beautiful women. After successfully picking up on some girls, the guys get bored and are about to leave the party, when Graeme teaches them about the highest level of pickup, the "Menage a Trois". Getting 2 girls to go to bed with you. Knowing...
7) Plaza Suite
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Plaza Suite is a confection of three witty comedic episodes starring one of America's finest comic actors, Walter Matthau. The scene is Suite 719 of New York City's Plaza Hotel. In the first scene, Matthau's wife (Maureen Stapleton), discovers that he is fooling around with his secretary. In the next episode, Matthau portrays a producer who calls an old flame for a rendezvous - but the lady has more on her mind than romance. In the final sequence,...
9) Chasing Amy
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Cult comic-book artist Holden falls in love with fellow artist Alyssa, only to be thwarted by her sexuality, the disdain of his best friend Banky, and his own misgivings about himself.
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Women of the House bk. 4
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When Malone is asked out on a date, her coworkers rally around to give the naive and newly-single mother some useful advice about men.
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Sando bk. 3
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English
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After discovering Don and Nicky's relationship, Sando blackmails them along with Susie's husband, Gary, into helping convince Susie to let her stay. Gary deals with a strange addiction, while Sando's son Eric attempts to join the family business.
12) Harvard Man
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The point guard (Adrian Grenier) for Harvard's basketball team strikes a deal with his girlfriend's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) mob-affiliated father in this dark crime comedy about sex, love, sports and success.
13) Tin Men
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Two rival "Tin Men" (aluminum siding salesmen) attempt to outsmart each other in the name of revenge in Baltimore circa 1963.
14) Four Lions
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A whip-smart, laugh-out-loud comedy that takes aim at the war on terror. Follow five clueless buffoons as they plan to strike a blow on their own turf, showing that while terrorism is supposed to be about ideology, it can also be about idiots.
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Different World bk. 22
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English
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Theo visits Denise at Hillman but ends up spending more time hanging out with the other students than with her. When the two finally sit down to talk, Denise must come to terms with the fact that her little brother isn't so little anymore.
16) All Together
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Français
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Five aging friends decide to ditch assisted living and move in with each other in the crowd-pleasing comedy ALL TOGETHER, starring screen legend Jane Fonda. When elderly lothario Claude (Claude Rich, THE BRIDE WORE BLACK) is put into an old folks home, his friends bust him out and start a cranky commune together, thinking they can care for each other better than anyone else. Fonda heads the brilliant cast that also includes Geraldine Chaplin (DOCTOR...
17) The Snapper
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When the oldest daughter of a riotous, close-knit family announces her unexpected pregnancy, everyone wants to know who fathered the "snapper" she's carrying. But her refusal to reveal anything sends the entire town into a tizzy in this hilarious comedy.
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Hartman's Bar is the last local hangout in a suburban town beset by big-box stores and fast food chains. When the owner of Hartman's falls ill, his estranged family comes to town to sell the club and collect the money. What they don't expect is a full-scale neighborhood protest by the eccentric musicians, drunks and drag queens that frequent the club.
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In the continuing comic adventures of a middle-aged woman, her younger husband, and her grown-up kids, Marget Becker Hix's daughter Mary announces wedding plans to her excited family. But when a financial mix-up renders the banquet hall canceled, the wedding dress sold to someone else, and the caterer kaput, it looks doubtful that the gala wedding will happen at all in this lighthearted comedy about the often frantic preparations for a wedding.
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Different World bk. 3
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English
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Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor and imposes a strict penalty for untidy behavior: those caught littering must wear a pig nose for the entire day. Denise is on board. That is, until she's the one caught littering!
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